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Litsea pungens Hemsley in Jour, Linn. Soc, XXVI. 384 (1891). 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1000-1300 

 m., May 10, August 1907 (No. 295; bush 3-6 m., flowers greenish- 

 yellow, fruit black); same locality, April 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 

 1873); Changyang Hsien, ravines and woods, alt. 1000-1300 m., 

 April, May 23, 1907 (No. 3683; bush 2-4 m., sparingly branched, 

 flowers yellow); near Ichang, ravines, alt. 300-600 m., March 1907 

 (No. 3682; bush 3 m., flowers yellow); Patung Hsien, April 1901 

 (Veitch Exped. No. 1770). Western Szech'uan: Malie, near Wa- 

 shan, thickets, alt. 1000-1500 m., September 16, 1908 (No. 867; bush 

 4-6 m., fruit black); near Monkong Ting, valley of Hsao-chin Ho, alt. 

 2300-2600 m., June 29, 1908 (No. 3676; bush 2-i m., fruit blue-black). 

 Eastern Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, May 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 

 594). 



It is quite possible that investigation in the field will show that two species are 

 included here, but at present it is not possible to distinguish them. 



This common and widely distributed shrub is colloquially known as " Mu- 

 chiangtzu " or " Shan-hu-chiao." The fruit which is very pungent is used as a 

 condiment. E. H. W. 



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Litsea Veitchiana Gamble, n. sp. 



Frutex, circa 3 m. altus; ramuli subcrassi, cortice cinnamomeo 



rugoso nitido; gemmae lanceolatae, perulis acuminatis parce pilosis. 



Folia membranacea, obovata, apice acuta, basi attenuata, supra 



glabra, siccitate olivacea, subtus praecipue in juventute et secus 



costam piUs longis aureo-sericeis munita; 4-8 cm. longa, 2.5-4 cm. 



lata; nervi utrinque 7-9, irregulares, arcuati, saepe ramosi; nervuli 



transversi conspicui, subparalleli; reticulatio conspicue areolata; 



petiolus circa 1 cm. longus, parce pilosus. Umbellulae <? ignotae; 9 



axillares v. solitarii ex internodiis foliorum; pedunculus crassus, 3-4 



mm. longus, fructifer ad 1 cm. longus, lignosus; involucri bracteae 



ovatae, acutae, ciliatae; Sores in umbellulis ad 10; perianthii 9 tubus 



brevis, villosus; lobi ovati v. suborbiculares, glandulosi, trinervii, 



glabri, 1.5 mm. longi; staminodia 9 v. 12, aliquando 2-3 exteriora 



petaloidea, ordinum I, et II. clavata obtusa, ordinis III. subulata 



glandulis 2 magnis obtusis ad basim mimita; ovarium ovoideum, 



stylo brevi, stigmate capitato. Bacca globosa, nigra, 4 mm. diam. 



supra perianthii tubum paullo incrassatum insidens; pedicelli fructi- 



feri sursum incrassati, parce pilosi, 2 cm, longi; semen baccae con- 

 forme. 



Western Szech'uan: without locality, alt. 2500 m., July 1903 



